Thai crown prince revokes wife's royally-assigned family name

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's crown prince has revoked the royally-assigned family name of his wife, following the arrest of several of her relatives in a high-profile corruption case.

News about the monarchy is heavily filtered by the palace, and under the lèse-majesté laws, the world's harshest, anything deemed an insult or a threat to the monarchy is punishable by up to 15 years in prison.